Your review guide to Houston's theater scene

2012/13 Critter Nominations Announced!!

Calgary Theatre Critics, Stephen Hunt of the Calgary Herald, Louis B. Hobson of the Calgary Sun and Jessica Goldman of CBC’s The Eyeopener and applause-meter.com are pleased to announce the nominees for the second annual Calgary Theatre Critics’ Awards.

Nominees were chosen from any production performed in Calgary between August, 2012 and June, 2013, with the exception of Broadway Across Canada performances. The winners will be announced at a free public award ceremony at 8pm on July 24th at The Libertine Public House, 223 8 Ave SW.

The 2013 Critter nominees are:

Best Play:

Hamlet, The Shakespeare Company

Pride and Prejudice, Theatre Calgary

The Kite Runner, Theatre Calgary

Jack Goes Boating, Sage Theatre

William Shakespeare’s Land of the Dead, The Shakespeare Company/Ground Zero Hit & Myth Productions

Best Musical

Chicago. Stage West

Next to Normal, Theatre Calgary

Blanche: The Bittersweet Life of a Wild Prairie Dame, Lunchbox Theatre/High Performance Rodeo

The Last Five Years, Storybook Theatre

If I Weren’t With You, Lunchbox Theatre

Best New Script

Sequence by Arun Lakra (Downstage/Hit & Myth Productions)

People You May Know by One Yellow Rabbit

Second Chance, First Love by Caroline Russell-King (Lunchbox)

This Is How I Left by Third Street Theatre Creative Ensemble

May and Joe by Morris Ertman. Heather Pattengale and Paul Zacharias (Rosebud Theatre)

Best Touring Production

Look Mummy I’m Dancing by Vanessa Van Durme

Metamorphosis (Lyric Theatre & Vesturport)

Ride The Cyclone (Atomic Vaudeville)

This is What Happens Next by Daniel McIvor (Alberta Theatre Projects)

The God That Comes, Created by Hawksley Workman and Christian Barry (Alberta Theatre Projects)

In addition, the critics will be handing out a special award entitled the Evans Award to someone they feel has contributed greatly to the vibrancy of the theatre community in Calgary. The award recipient will be revealed on the night of the event.

To attend the Calgary Critics’ Awards please RSVP tocritterawards2013@gmail.com as soon as possible as there are a limited number of spots available. Doors open at 7pm with complimentary nibbles for everyone. The awards will begin at 8pm and the celebration will continue until they kick us all out.

The Calgary Critics would like to thank their event sponsors: Calgary Herald, Calgary Sun, Davis Jensen Law, Bottom Line Productions, Clarice Siebens and Petrocraft Storage Inc. for their support and enthusiasm.